Submissions
Techniques designed to force your opponent to tap out by applying pressure to joints or restricting blood flow.
Submission Techniques
Armbar
From Full Mount
Elbow joint lock from full mount; isolate the arm and drive the hips to hyperextend the elbow for submission.
Cross Collar Choke
From Full Mount
From the full mount, secure both collar grips and squeeze the collars to compress the neck arteries, finishing when the opponent taps.
Americana (Keylock)
From Full Mount
From mount, isolate the arm and twist at the shoulder to force a tap; control the wrist/elbow, gain leverage, and finish safely.
Triangle Choke
From Full Mount
From full mount, trap head and arm with a leg triangle to apply a carotid blood choke. Finish by tightening the triangle and driving the hips.
Arm Triangle
From Full Mount
From full mount, trap the neck with your arms and tighten a blood choke to finish with a submission or dominant control.
Bow and Arrow Choke
From Back Mount
From back mount, this gi-based collar choke uses leg leverage to finish a diagonal lapel choke.
Armbar from Back
From Back Mount
From back control, isolate an arm and finish with a hip-driven elbow lock; a precise, step-by-step submission from the back mount.
Triangle from Back
From Back Mount
From back control, finish with a triangle choke by encircling the head and arm with your legs and squeezing.
Collar Choke from Back
From Back Mount
From back control, a gi-based blood choke uses both collars to compress the neck and force a tap while maintaining top control.
Americana (Keylock)
From Side Control
From side control, isolate the arm and lock it with a figure-four, then rotate the shoulder to force a tap.